Saving Sony Vegas Pro 13 videos change files into a Movie Maker file

jack-r wrote on 9/9/2016, 2:24 PM

SOMEONE HELP PLEASE

I've been making some videos using Sony Vegas Pro recently and it's all worked just fine up until saving. When I save a video I make sure it's in a folder with my other edited videos but when I check to see that it saved it's got a Movie Maker icon; once I click it, it takes me to Movie Maker and say something like "This file cannot be opened on Movie Maker." Then I go back to the file and 'Open with' Sony Vegas and it then tells me the data has been lost. It asks me to go and find the original, unedited video so it can get all the editing back. The video comes back with some images replaced with the first frames of the video and some audio tracks missing. Can someone help? (I have an ASUS laptop if that helps)👍

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jetdv wrote on 9/9/2016, 2:35 PM

When saving, what is the file name extension? It should be .veg

What version/build of Vegas Pro are you using?

 

Movie Studio will not open Vegas Pro files.

jack-r wrote on 9/9/2016, 2:51 PM

I'm using Vegas Pro 13 and when I try to save it a second time (trying to replace the previous save) I get an extra vile with just a page as the icon ending in .veg .bak

 

Former user wrote on 9/9/2016, 3:49 PM

The bak is a backup file, it is not the file you are trying to save.

jack-r wrote on 9/9/2016, 4:01 PM

What use does it have? when I click it, it asks me if I want to check something out on the store, and the edited save has . veg only

jack-r wrote on 9/9/2016, 4:01 PM

What use does it have? when I click it, it asks me if I want to check something out on the store, and the edited save has . veg only

Former user wrote on 9/9/2016, 4:29 PM

The bak file is created in case Vegas crashe during an edit and you lose the project file. Your project file will end with a .veg extension. If you are SAVING a video, do you mean you are RENDERING to a video file or are you referriing to saving your project. Two totally different things.

jack-r wrote on 9/9/2016, 4:43 PM

uuh i click save as and just save it in a folder so i guess thats saving to my project, not sure

Former user wrote on 9/9/2016, 5:53 PM

Yeah, so what folder are you saving it to? that would be a project file. It sounds like your file associations have got an error. VEG files should be associated with Vegas.

Eagle Six wrote on 9/9/2016, 7:45 PM

Hi Jack,

In addition to the other replies.......when you save a project (*.veg) only Vegas Pro likes that file, it doesn't mean anything to any other program.  Movie Maker needs a video file.  The Vegas Pro 13 uses the *.veg file to keep track of the editing, additions, deletions, changes, special affects, etc. to perform to your video project.  When the project is completed, you will need to 'Render As' to make the actual video (audio) file from the specifications within the *.veg file.  The 'Save As' simply saves all the changes you may have made to the project.  The rendered video will have various file name extensions such as *.avi, *.mp4, *.mxf, *.m2t, *.wmv, etc. based on the format and template you selected to render the video.  Hope this helps a bit.

Best Regards.......George

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VMP wrote on 9/9/2016, 9:48 PM

jack-r ,
Not sure what file type Movie Maker makes.
But you can make sure that .veg files are opened by Vegas by setting file association.
If you are using Window (7) click the .veg file with the right mouse button, then choose 'open with' and set Vegas as default.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18539/windows-7-change-default-programs
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/change-file-associations-windows

jack-r wrote on 9/10/2016, 6:23 AM

ok lemme see if any of this works

jack-r wrote on 9/10/2016, 6:29 AM

When rendering I have a load of options, anything I want to change?

Musicvid wrote on 9/10/2016, 6:53 AM

If you have Movie Maker installed, and render DV-AVI, it will associate with Movie Maker.

Your solution is in Windows File Associations, nothing at all to do with Vegas.

Former user wrote on 9/10/2016, 7:54 AM

When rendering I have a load of options, anything I want to change?

It depends upon what your final delivery is? Are you making a DVD, WEB video, Bluray?

jack-r wrote on 9/10/2016, 7:55 AM

idk what any of those r.... as u can tell I'm a noob at this stuff but we're all new at some point

jack-r wrote on 9/10/2016, 9:56 AM

Oh wait it's gonna be a youtube video

vkmast wrote on 9/10/2016, 10:13 AM

As others suspect, you may need to learn some basic concepts. This tutorial might or might not be useful for you.

https://www.moviestudiozen.com/doctor-zen-faq/577-save-as-versus-render-as

jack-r wrote on 9/10/2016, 11:21 AM

Thanks, also why would anyone want anything less than 60 fps?

Former user wrote on 9/10/2016, 11:35 AM

Normal NTSC tv is 30fps (29.97). PAL is 25fps.